Sharice Davids Quotes

What kind of government is this? This is a human being. This is not right, and I'm telling everybody you better call your congressman, because they're going to run your life.

Attending that Convention and talking with those people and many others convinced me that I should become a blogger in my efforts to reform the government and uphold the integrity of the Constitution and the laws made in furtherance thereof.

Advocacy: Advocacy for America

Bruce Rauner needs to lead, and until he does, we must fight to hold him accountable.

I was sent to Washington by the people of the state of Ohio. We have a diverse state. I am advocate and a fighter for this state.

Part of the reason why I wanted to be involved in politics was to create and be a part of policy changes.

I will always be the voice of the people and a voice for reason in Washington D.C.

Before running for the Washington State Senate in 2014, I had spent 20 years as an activist. I had always believed that we needed to push for change on the outside, through community organizing and advocacy.

You cannot make elected officials … do what they will not do.

Nothing happens in America without pressure.

This is not just our battle. It is an issue for opinion makers outside the government, it is a battle for the Congress—to keep making the distinction between the immediate and the important.

A few people with a clear agenda can make a big difference in government.

We got to hit the country while the country's hot. That's the only thing that makes any impression to these goddamned senators.... We don't want to wait just for their convenience.... They'll move as the country moves.

Policy makers do the right thing only if the public makes as much noise as possible.

I wish twenty-four hours, a good night's sleep and a day spent in the open air could always elapse before any government officials take action on matters of grave importance.

No politician can sit on a hot issue if you make it hot enough.

Most Hoosiers underestimate their ability to effect change.

We should do what Obama and Romney won't do: Concentrate on Americans.

I'm going into politics because I think that the kind of discourse taking place in Israel is leading this country to oblivion, and I want to change it.

For me, the passions and issues I care so much about are ones that lend themselves to work whether you're in government or outside of government.

I always wanted to do a 'Ms. Smith Goes to Washington.'

To some degree it matters who's in office, but it matters more how much pressure they're under from the public.

As an elected official, an advocate for children, and an educator, Glenn Poshard has always fought for what's right.

I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from doing stronger things.

My legislators devote most of their time to attend to people's problems. I want the people to devote more time and contribute to the development of the state.